Mercury Brougham
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The Mercury Brougham was the Ford Motor Company's flagship Mercury
model during its two year run from 1967-1968. As it was basically a trim line of the Park Lane
, it is sometimes called a Park Lane Brougham. Powerful and luxurious, it was offered as a four-door sedan, a four-door hardtop
and, quite rarely, as a two-door hardtop
(1968 only). Viewers of the 1968-1980 CBS
crime drama Hawaii Five-O
may recall Jack Lord
's character frequently squealing tires throughout Honolulu in a black 1968 Mercury Park Lane Brougham four-door hardtop.
The Brougham nameplate was later applied to the Mercury line to the Marquis until the early 1980s when the Marquis became the Grand Marquis in the Mercury lineup.
Mercury (automobile)
Mercury was an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company launched in 1938 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln-branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors' Buick brand, and Chrysler's namesake brand...
model during its two year run from 1967-1968. As it was basically a trim line of the Park Lane
Mercury Park Lane
The Mercury Park Lane was a fullsize automobile produced by the Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company from 1958 to 1960 and by the Lincoln-Mercury Division from 1964 to 1968. During this time, the Park Lane resembled the Monterey, but with a higher trim level.The Park Lane was introduced in...
, it is sometimes called a Park Lane Brougham. Powerful and luxurious, it was offered as a four-door sedan, a four-door hardtop
Hardtop
A hardtop is a term for a rigid, rather than canvas, automobile roof. It has been used in several contexts: detachable hardtops, retractable hardtop roofs, and the so-called pillarless hardtop body style....
and, quite rarely, as a two-door hardtop
Hardtop
A hardtop is a term for a rigid, rather than canvas, automobile roof. It has been used in several contexts: detachable hardtops, retractable hardtop roofs, and the so-called pillarless hardtop body style....
(1968 only). Viewers of the 1968-1980 CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
crime drama Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...
may recall Jack Lord
Jack Lord
John Joseph Patrick Ryan , best known by his stage name Jack Lord, was an American television, film, and Broadway actor. He was known for his starring role as Steve McGarrett in the American television program Hawaii Five-O from 1968 to 1980. Lord appeared in feature films earlier in his career,...
's character frequently squealing tires throughout Honolulu in a black 1968 Mercury Park Lane Brougham four-door hardtop.
The Brougham nameplate was later applied to the Mercury line to the Marquis until the early 1980s when the Marquis became the Grand Marquis in the Mercury lineup.